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FEBRUARY 2005 NEWSLETTER

C&B; Books Distribution Sponsors "Around2It," and "BookNook" radio shows, with host, Delores Thornton.

Queens, New York - C&B; Books Distribution Sponsors "Around2It," and "BookNook" radio shows, with host, Delores Thornton. C&B; Books Distribution, Inc. is a wholesaler and retailer of books online and offline.
C&B.; Books specializes in multicultural books and has a special authors club promoting self-published authors. C&B.; Books recently celebrated a milestone of 250,000 web site hits.
C&B.; Books is proud to sponsor "Around2It," and "BookNook" radio shows. Marguerite Press recently announced that Delores Thornton, President and CEO, is formatting the "A Round 2 It" Radio Show. It will air on radio station WTLC AM, 1310, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The show will highlight and spotlight authors, poets, publicists, agents, marketing directors, publishers, dancers, singers, as well as other entrepreneurs. Thornton will also offer self publishing tips as well as marketing and there will also be book discussions and book club guests, and audience participation via a call-in segment.
A Round 2 it moved To BookCrazy Radio in 2002, remained there until the station closed in February of 2004. ARound2IT, and BookNook will now be heard at www.artistfirst.com. Selected shows of A Round 2 It are also available on the African American Literature Book Club www.aalbc.com.
C&B; Books is proud of its partnership with "Around2it" and "BookNook" radio shows.
C&B; Books Distribution, Inc. will be sponsoring the Queens Book Fair on April 30, 2005, at the Jamaica Farmers Market Harvest Room located @
90-40 160th Street, Jamaica, New York. For more information and vendor registration you may log on to C&B; Books web site @www.cbbooksdistribution.com and contact us via email.
JoJo's Caribbean Showcase has been selected as the TV Media Sponsor and AMAG - Awarenessmagazine.com has been selected as the magazine media sponsor for the upcoming Queens Book Fair.
Admission is free for consumers to the Queens Book Fair. C&B; Books looks forward to your participation in the upcoming Book Fair.

Best Selling Author~Shannon Holmes
	Carol & Brenda of C&B; Books Salutes Urban Author Shannon Holmes for his contribution to the youth. When you meet Shannon it is just a pleasure -He is so down to earth - full of energy and always willing to help and that is story in itself - This is A must Read Click on book for more information and to order.

Grand Opening Bookstore January 8, 2005
ON JANUARY 8, 2005 C&B; OPENED FOR BUSINESS AT 75-25 PARSON'S BLVD, FLUSHING, NY WE HELD OUR FIRST TWO BOOK SIGNINGS CLAUDETTE J. SPENCE -Nurturing The Garden of Joy and Lynnette C. Velascoy-Author - of Children title - Zinzi Carol Rogers CEO & Lynn Williams, Store Manger share moment with ClaudetteSpence- Loretta Jordan - gets first signed copy of Zinzi - by author - Lynnette C. Velascoy. JoJo blessed us with filming a commercial ad for the store - She is also our sponsor for the upcoming Queens Book Fair - TV Show host JoJo Allrich (Producer of JoJo's Caribbean Showcase) Selected as TV Media Sponsor for Queens Book Fair April 30, 2005. Supportive customers and staff found their way in dispite the rain and cold. We are open for business seven days a week - 10am -7pm - weekdays - 12pm-7 - Weekends. Thank all of you for being the wind beneath our wings - there is no us without you. Carol & Brenda C&B; Books Click on pictures for a larger image.
Nurturing The Garden of Joy: Provocative Essays on Relationships by Claudette J. Spence - First Author to sign at C&B; Books Grand Opening as Carol Rogers, CEO & Lynn Williams, Manager look on.	Claudette J. Spence, editor, UC News, New York Conference insert. In the midst of a culture that is too often self-absorbed, Claudette Spence offers reflections that reconnect us to one another. She has written "Nurturing The Garden of Joy" with unique insight and care. If you enjoy reading essays that have heart and soul, you will not be disappointed...they will definitely sharpen your sense of who you are and what you can do in life (from a review by Rev. Stephen Hall, pastor of Lockport UCC, Lockport, NY.)
Lynnette C. Velascoy my children's book, Zinzi: A Child's Journey to Self Fulfillment, Giving and Caring , is somewhat of an autobiography and in large part based on the lessons instilled by my family," said political consultant, author and poet Lynnette Velasco. Lynnette continued stating that her parents exposed her to historical black cultural events stemming from their own knowledge because growing up there was very little history taught about black folks in school at the time she was making her way through the public school system in New York City. Ms. Velasco is President of Black Americans In Publishing, Inc (BAIP), a voluntary organization that has advocated for jobs and author opportunities for minorities in the publishing industry for over twenty years	Lynnette C. Velasco - Author - Zinzi - Signs copy for Loretta Jordan, a happy customer who stopped by to wish C&B; Books great success wiith the new store.
GRAND OPENING CUSTOMERS BROWSING	DEBRA AND SARAH TRAVELED FROM STATEN ISLAND
BRENDA -CO-OWNER - WITH TWO CASHIERS AT CLOSING	JAMACIA STORE MANAGER DAVID SPARKS - POSES WITH CAROL & BRENDA AT THE END OF THE DAY

IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

C&B; BOOKS PRESENT HISTORY IN THE MAKING
TRIPLE CROWN PUBLICATIONS
THEY GET DOWN FOR THEIR CROWN - OUTSTANDING WRITERS
VICKIE STRINGER PROVIDED AN ARENA FOR TALENTED AUTHORS
ANY TITLE WRITTEN BY ONE OF THESE AUTHORS
IS $10.00 DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUPPORT OF THESE AUTHORS!

Our Tribute Collections
Donald Goines Collection	Robert Beck Collection (The Famous Iceberg Slim)

We can rest assure that these two men had no idea that they were the start of Urban Literture, we don't want to forget their contribution to the Literary Urban World - They are Triple Crown Productions - Shannon Holmes - - Relentless Aaron - Sistah Souljah - Teri Woods - Vikie Stringer -Urban Fiction-Carl Weber and so many more. For the entire month of February we will pay homage to these scholars of real life as we know it. This is not to take away from the other great scholars that made contributions to our history - they will never be forgetten - However, neither shall these two be forgotten. Urban Writers This is your time to shine.

New Self Published Authors

Life is a Roller Coaster Life is a Roller Coaster 2

Born Linda Diane Mayfield, this aspiring poetess grew up in the Red Hook housing projects, of Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Kingsborough Community College with an Associate in...more

Mountain High Valley Low

Renee Flagler is a native New Yorker and Marketing professional, currently residing in Long Island. Professionally, she has written several articles and ads which have ...more

My Lover My Brother My Daddy's Son

David Williams, a native of Brooklyn, NY, is now a resident of Orlando, FL. His passion to write came during the early part of 1999. Unfortunately, when he started work on his first manuscript, due to a 22-month prison stint beginning 11-29-99, he abandoned the project. ...more

Soiled Pillowcases Hood Rich Never Knew a Father's Love

Crystal Perkins-Stell is an educator and author. She was born April 5 in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Detroit, Michigan. ...more

Blinded Grimey Driven

Author, Motivational Speaker, Mentor, Entrepreneur and Advocate for youth with potential, KaShamba Williams is sincerely committed ...more

Forgive Us This Day

Barbara Joe Williams Barbara Joe-Williams is a quintessential southern girl. She is a long-term resident of Tallahassee, Florida; she was born and raised in Rosston, Arkansas. She spent four years in the U.S. Navy prior ...more

Again and Again

Leah Mullen resides in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn with her husband and their two children. Leah has a BA in print journalism from the Pennsylvania State University with a minor in Black Studies ...more

Spanish Eyes Love Thy Sister Watch Thy Back Ebony Passion Man Killer

I never knew I wanted to write. I was a young girl back in Jamaica when it first manifested its will on me. I was tall, lanky (very skinny), and I had a very bad lisp. So as a result I was teased. Teased badly. I was young, I felt angry and embarrassed and decided never to speak. I decided that I would become a wallflower and hide away from any kind of attention. I didn't know that's what I was doing then, but that is exactly what I did. ...more

Relentless Aaron~C&B; Books Author of the Year 2005

THE MAN BEHIND THE BOOKS - RELENTLESS CELEBRATES HIS YEAR OF FREEDOM HE PUSHED HIS DREAM!!!

You know how it goes. You all have seen or heard about the publicity (I'm sure), whether it's on Good Day New York, or you may have heard the radio interviews on WBLS or KISS FM, or even caught the name here and there...But, it's always up to us to control the images that are created in the market place. So, here and now, I want to make this ABSOLUTELY CLEAR: I never sat around and listened to the stories told by other people, only to write them down and call them my books. My first publication/PUSH (in fact) was written while I was in solitary confinement. That meant no contact with other human beings (except for correctional officers who served as the 'keepers of the keys'. Mind you, I didn't even have a dictionary with which to correct my own horrendous spelling. That is to say, I am much too far ahead of the game to be that LAME who listened in to other people's stories, and then to interpret them as my own. That, in my opinion, would be less talented and something that anybody could do, not to mention, more an activity for the common huckster. I assure you, that I am far past the 'huckster status.'

But, set aside any misunderstandings, I want to thank you all who have helped in my progress, whether you directly or indirectly played a part in my growth. This month marks one year since I was officially a free man. And in that year, not only have I released 6 books (with 4 more to be released by the holidays), but my office has expanded, cases of books are crawling up my walls, we did the Barnes & Noble seminar, the Harlem Book Fair, The Black Expo, etc. etc, as well as there is a team of loyal soldiers who have a hands-on effort in seeing my way to the top. There are three times as many releases coming from Relentless in 2005; as always, MECCA CLOTHING is still sponsoring and supporting our brand, there's a new marketing effort in place to bring our titles to another 600,000 in 2005 and the blessings never cease. Can you imagine? I did all of this having left prison a year ago with just $10 in my pocket, and, can you imagine what's in store for the next year? WOW. Even I need a deep breath. Thank you again for all of your kind words, your resources and your prayers. Remember; keep eyes on the dream, not the competition. And that is just fine by me, since Relentless has no competition

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